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Civilians in Israel, Iran urged to evacuate target areas as bombardment escalates

Israel unleashed airstrikes across Iran for a third day on Sunday and threatened even greater force as some Iranian missiles evaded Israeli air defences to strike buildings in the heart of the country. Planned talks on Iran's nuclear program, which could provide an off-ramp, were cancelled.

Published on: June 15, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

What do you give the King? It could be cufflinks, a car or Indigenous beadwork

A list of official gifts to King Charles offers insights into the leaders, countries and individuals wanting to commemorate his coronation or their audiences with the monarch.

Published on: June 15, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

Military parade barrels through Washington with tanks, troops and 21-gun salute

The grand military parade that President Donald Trump had been wanting for years barrelled down Constitution Avenue on Saturday with tanks, troops and a 21-gun salute, playing out against the counterpoint of protests across the country by those who decried the U.S. leader as a dictator and would-be king.

Published on: June 15, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

King Charles III pays respects to Air India crash victims at his annual birthday parade

The monarch’s annual birthday parade, known as Trooping the Colour, is a historic ceremony filled with pageantry and military bands in which the king reviews his troops on Horse Guards Parade adjacent to St. James’ Park in central London.

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Live updates: Trump speaks during military parade

President Trump’s military parade is slated to kick off shortly in Washington as No Kings rallies are still underway across the country. Tens of thousands of people have hit the streets nationwide to protest the president and his agenda as he hosts the 250th anniversary of the Army on Saturday, which also happens to be...

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Pope Leo XIV sends message of hope to U.S. in Chicago White Sox stadium broadcast

In his first words directed specifically to Americans,Pope Leo XIVtold young people on Saturday how to find hope and meaning in their lives through God and in service to others.

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Southern California father who is U.S. citizen, arrested during immigration raid, family says

(KTLA) - Family members are demanding answers after they say a man who is a U.S. citizen was wrongfully arrested by federal agents during an immigration raid in Montebello. On June 12, surveillance video captured the moment several masked and armed agents surrounded a tow truck business in Montebello. The agents quickly entered the property...

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Kenyatta elected as a DNC vice chair

Pennsylvania state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta was elected as a vice chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) Saturday, after the party revoked an earlier election that elevated David Hogg to one of the vice chairs. Kenyatta, who was also elected in that first election, secured the position again after receiving 374.5 votes, or 99 percent of...

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: The Hill

FBI launches manhunt, $50,000 award for information on Minnesota suspect

Minnesota law enforcement officials have identified the suspect in the deadly shooting of state Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman (D) and her husband as Vance Boelter, 57. The FBI has launched a manhunt for Boelter and a $50,000 award is being offered for information leading to his arrest and conviction in in the killing of Hortman...

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: The Hill

State Rep. Finke responds to assassination of Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman

In Minnesota, a person posing as a police officer shot two Democratic state lawmakers and their spouses in what Gov. Walz called an “act of targeted political violence.” Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed early Saturday morning in their home. The gunman also wounded state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife in their home. John Yang speaks with Minnesota state Rep. Leigh Finke for more.

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Former U.S. ambassador to Israel analyzes rising Israel-Iran conflict

Israel and Iran traded more missile strikes on Saturday. Iran’s state television reported that an Israeli airstrike on a housing complex in Tehran killed about 60 people, including 20 children. In Israel, Iranian missiles and drones have killed three and wounded dozens. Daniel Shapiro, former U.S. ambassador to Israel, joins John Yang to discuss the two countries’ most intense fighting in decades.

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

News Wrap: Crews work to reunite remains of Air India crash victims with families

In our news wrap Saturday, recovery teams are working to identify remains of victims of the Air India crash that killed 270 so that they can be reunited with their families, Israeli airstrikes and gunfire are blamed for the deaths of more than two dozen people in Gaza, and parts of Alaska will be under a heat advisory for the first time ever.

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Millions turn out nationwide for ‘No Kings’ protests against Trump administration

Protesters held rallies across the country opposing Trump’s agenda on the day of the president’s military parade. They cap a week of demonstrations against immigration raids that began in Los Angeles and spread nationwide. Saturday’s ‘No Kings’ protests were organized by a coalition of groups. John Yang speaks with Lisa Gilbert, the co-president of one of them, Public Citizen.

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Military historian discusses the message Trump’s military parade sends to the world

There’s a big parade in Washington, D.C. Saturday evening. On the streets: tanks and thousands of soldiers. In the air: flyovers and parachute jumps. And for taxpayers, a big price tag: as much as $45 million. It’s all to honor the Army’s 250th anniversary, which is also President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday. Military historian Richard Kohn joins John Yang to discuss.

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Sunday shows preview: Trump faces pressure on Israel-Iran conflict; LA protest turmoil lingers

President Trump is facing pressure as his administration grapples with unrest in Middle East as Israel and Iran continue to trade attacks. Israel’s initial attack on Thursday took out half a dozen of Iran’s top military generals, nuclear scientists and inflicted damage on Tehran’s nuclear facilities. Israel’s initial strikes on Iran killed 78 people and...

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Watch live: Washington hosts military parade for Army's 250th birthday

Washington is ramping up for a massive military parade on Saturday afternoon in celebration of the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary. The June 14 date also coincides with President Trump’s 79th birthday. The parade will roll down Constitution Avenue NW, as thousands of troops march in formation — with different groups wearing uniforms representing every U.S....

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: The Hill

U.S.-Iran nuclear talks won’t take place after Israel’s surprise attack on Tehran

The latest U.S.-Iran talks on Tehran'srapidly advancing nuclear programwill not take place Sunday, mediator Oman said Saturday, as Israel and Iran traded blows a day after Israel'sblistering attackon Iranian nuclear and military sites.

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Democrats must seize the mantle of law and order

Democratic leaders need to condemn the violence that has erupted in cities across the country, while also depicting Trump's actions as anti-police, to reclaim the mantle of law and order and defeat the GOP.

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Maher applauds Trump parade, criticizes ‘tanks in the streets’

Comedian Bill Maher on Friday lauded President Trump’s military parade for its patriotic spirit but criticized the public display of weaponry. “Trump said, we’re going to celebrate our country for a change. Like so many things with him, like he very often has an idea which in the ether is not a bad idea,” Maher...

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Trump protests sweep across U.S. ahead of Saturday's military parade

Demonstrators crowded into streets, parks and plazas across the U.S. on Saturday to rally against President Donald Trump as officials urged calm and mobilized National Guard troops ahead of a military parade to mark the army's 250th anniversary, which coincides with Trump's birthday.

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

Trump, Putin speak via phone about Israel-Iran conflict

President Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday over the phone for 50 minutes, where the two leaders discussed the Israel-Iran conflict and negotiations to end the three-year war in Ukraine, according to the Kremlin. Putin told Trump about his Friday conversations with both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Iran’s President Masoud...

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Creating tax reform that is both pro-work and pro-family

Congress should reform the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit to be more pro-work and pro-family, eliminating marriage penalties and providing more support to low- and middle-income families.

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Protesters gather across the U.S. at nationwide anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ rallies

Demonstrators crowded into streets, parks and plazas across the U.S. on Saturdayto protest President Donald Trumpbefore aWashington military parademarking the Army’s 250th anniversary that coincides with the president’s birthday.

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Trump, lawmakers react to ‘horrific’ shooting of Minnesota legislators

Top leaders in both parties condemned a Saturday attack in which two Minnesota state lawmakers were shot, one of them fatally, saying political violence cannot be tolerated. Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman (D) and her husband were killed and State Sen. John Hoffman (D) and his wife were also shot multiple timesin what officials said was...

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: The Hill

WATCH LIVE: Trump’s military parade honoring Army’s 250th birthday rolls through DC

Tanks, troops and marching bands assembled in the nation’s capital Saturday for a massive parade of American military power requested by President Donald Trump, a show that was met by Americans around the country displaying another kind of power: protest.

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Outdated apprenticeship laws are keeping Americans out of work

Laws regulating apprenticeships have longstifled the creation of new programsthat could train more needed workers. One example is the “needs test.”

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: The Hill

WATCH: Minnesota Gov. Walz holds briefing on shootings of two state lawmakers and their spouses

“We must all, in Minnesota and across the country, stand against all forms of political violence,” Walz said at a press conference Saturday. “Those responsible for this will be held accountable.”

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Boomers are getting scammed for billions online — here's how to break the cycle

At home, seniors don't have access to security experts, but they have you.

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Trump directs ICE to pause raids against certain industries

The Trump administration directed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to pause raids against workers in the agriculture, hotel and restaurant industries, NewsNation confirmed. “Effective today, please hold on all work site enforcement investigations/operations on agriculture (including aquaculture and meat packing plants), restaurants and operating hotels,” Tatum King, a senior ICE official sent in a Thursday...

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Canadians urged to 'avoid all travel' to Israel amid escalating hostilities with Iran

The federal government is urging Canadians to "avoid all travel" to Israel as the country exchanges missile and air strikes with Iran.

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

Neocons and hawks play dangerous games, while Gabbard and Carlson remind us of risk

Be it Ukraine or Iran, Trump has long warned against the horrors of nuclear war.

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Minnesota lawmaker killed in ‘politically motivated’ shooting, authorities search for suspect

Hundreds of law officers fanned out across a Minneapolis suburb Saturday in pursuit of a man who authorities say posed as a police officer and fatally shot a Democratic state lawmaker in her home in what Gov. Tim Walz called “a politically motivated assassination.” Authorities said the suspect also shot and wounded a second lawmaker and was believed to be trying to flee the area.

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Police in Minnesota searching for suspect in 'politically motivated assassination'

Hundreds of law enforcement officers fanned out across a Minneapolis suburb on Saturday in pursuit of a man who authorities say posed as a police officer and fatally shot a Democratic state lawmaker in her home and wounded a second lawmaker.

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

In L.A., some of those most connected to anti-immigration raids are on the protest sidelines

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

This grassland bird eavesdrops on prairie dogs to keep itself safe from predators

Previous research has shown birds frequently eavesdrop on other bird species to glean information about potential food sources or approaching danger. But, so far, scientists have documented only a few instances of birds eavesdropping on mammals.

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour